Italy’s lenient foreign policy with Israel may be influenced by the gas concessions off Gaza’s coast that Israel recently handed to Italian oil company, Eni. On October 29, three weeks after Israel began its assault on Gaza, Israel’s Energy Minister awarded 12 gas exploration licenses in two concessions zones. One of the zones is Zone G, awarded to Eni, the United Kingdom’s Dana Petroleum and Israel’s Ratio Petroleum Energy. The Italian oil giant led the concession. “Why Gaza? Before October 7, Israel’s blockade [of Gaza] is also tied to the huge gas fields off the coast. Some estimates put th…